Back in September, we announced our strategy around unified device management , and how the next releases of Windows Intune and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager will deliver on that vision. As part of today’s update to our Cloud OS vision...

Those of you out there with firewalls may have run into issues with the Windows Intune clients having difficulty communicating with the service. The excerpt below provides detailed information on how to set up your firewall for a successful Windows...

As a cloud service, Windows Intune is updated on a regular basis, roughly every quarter. We’re currently rolling out an update to the Windows Intune service which provides support for Windows
Phone 8.1 and Samsung KNOX Standard (formerly Samsung...

This is the second post in a three-part series on topics surrounding Windows Intune client update behavior. The first post covered the overall client update process; this post will detail the available Updates policy settings and what effect these policy...

One of the benefits of having a cloud-based service is the ability to update it with more functionality on a fast cadence, and being able to deliver those new capabilities to you easily, without requiring you to upgrade any infrastructure or on-premises...

Today we are announcing that in its next major update, coming later this year, Windows Intune will be renamed to Microsoft Intune.
This change reflects Microsoft’s ongoing strategy for Intune as a cloud-based mobile device management (MDM) and...

This post was written by two of Windows Intune Mobile feature PM's - Sharon Nakibly and Yuval Goldstein. In their words: We're Sharon and Yuval - two program managers from the Windows Intune team. We'd like to tell you about the mobile application distribution...

Mobile Device Management (MDM) for iOS devices requires an enrollment operation which establishes trust between the device and the Windows Intune service. Trust is established by installing a profile, referred to as an MDM profile. The MDM profile installed...

Last month , we announced the general availability of System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, as well as updates to Windows Intune which, together, help organizations address consumerization through our People-centric IT Vision .
We’re pleased...

The following post was contributed by Nick Ciaravella. Nick is a software developer with experience in the Enterprise & Client Management sector. In his current role, he is contributing to the Consumerization of IT by developing management solutions...

In the current release of Windows Intune, Windows Intune Endpoint Protection is only installed if a policy is created to require this installation on newly enrolled clients. In the upcoming release of Windows Intune, the endpoint protection client will...

Just a few short weeks ago, Microsoft announced that the latest update to the Windows Intune service will be available on October 18 th . Existing customers will be upgraded ahead of that date! This post provides our upgrade schedule, along with highlighting...

As part of our efforts to deliver capability enhancements and service improvements on a faster release cadence, the Windows Intune team will be rolling out the following new features to customers from 8/26/2014 to 9/2/2014:
iOS and Windows Phone...

Last December we provided integration between Windows Intune and System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager , giving organizations the ability to view and manage users’ PCs and mobile devices – both corporate-connected and cloud-based, within...

If you’re a TechEd alumni, you already know the goodness that’s coming your way. If this is your first time, boy, are you in for a real treat! TechEd is the premiere event for IT pros and enterprise developers. At this event, you will connect...

Hello everyone. My name is Frank Novak and I am an Operations Engineer on the Windows Intune Service with the primary focus on supportability of the service. Today I wanted to go through the installation and configuration of the “ Support Tool for...

Jon Lynn, Windows Intune Service Engineer, recently put together a step-by-step guide on how to set up Windows Phone 8 management for Windows Intune. In this detailed walkthrough, you will get information on:
The requirements to set up Windows Phone...

Hello everyone,
In this blog post I will walk you through the process of deploying modern applications for Windows 8 using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and Windows Intune, including step by step documentation with screenshots.
Enabling...

After the Windows Intune service is upgraded to a new release, you may receive the following error message in the Windows Intune administrator console as the error message relates to the Endpoint Protection agent:
Status Cannot obtain the value from...

As a growing majority of organizations face the need to let their employees choose the devices they want to use for their jobs, IT organizations are looking for ways to enable consumerization without compromising compliance. Helping IT serve users and...

~ Steve Bucci
“ Windows Intune Guide to Go ” is the second in a series of System Center and MDOP related apps for Windows Phone. This app was created with the new Windows Phone App Studio and collects Windows Intune documentation and resources...

On September 5, 2012, Microsoft updated its publicly trusted SSL infrastructure with a new 2,048-bit root (the Baltimore CyberTrust Root) in order to comply with the latest industry standards for minimal key strength certificates. To benefit from this...